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Handsome gentleman scholar, Civil War historian, unpretentious intellectual, world traveler, successful writer.
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Hmmm, All achieved? Secret, please! But this is a wonderful blog, nonetheless and thank you for the compliment of reading mine, though I have been an awful slouch at adding to it. Perhaps a subscriber such as yourself will get me going in the new year. I am very pleased to make your online acquaintance, Senor Ortiz. Regards, Ms. Valdes
Hi Fernando,
thank you for your interest in our straw bale hotel project.
We wish you a Happy New Year 2012 and a lot of success with your writing!
Greetings from Switzerland
Louis
thank you very much for following my blog, For the Love of Living Things.. you have a very interesting blog here, I shall be following you as well.
Wow, this is a comprehensive and varied blog! I can tell I am going to learn a lot of new things from you. I can’t wait.
Thanks for following my blog too
Thank you for following my blog. I hope you find it interesting. Kat
thank you for the blog follow! I cant wait to read more of yours!
Thanks for choosing to follow my blog. I look forward to investigating yours–such a variety of interesting subjects!
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Thanks for following! We are flattered to have you as our loyal follower! Do follow us on Facebook and Twitter for exciting updates.
Thank you for following my blog, I will take my time to explore yours and give it the focus it deserves! Amazing, diverse and enlightening so far.
someone as esteemed as yourself taking interest in my lowly “spastic college girl on a ranting spree” blog is truly a much appreciated compliment. thank you! as someone who is just starting out, I appreciate any traffic my blog receives; I hope I do not disappoint! Ciao. xx
Fernando, you sound like a winner!
Thank you for choosing to follow one of my blogs (http://threedailydelights.wordpress.com/) – I really appreciate it!
Thanks for the follow!
Intriguing stuff!! Thanks for the follow
Thanks for following my bicycle blog!
Thank you for following my blog. You have a lot going on here; I’ll be back!
Thank you for following my blog. I’ll be following yours with interest. Looking forward to new entries.
A comprehensive list of blog subjects to go with your comprehensive personal bio – impressive! Thanks for visiting my blog.
Thanks for following my blog – and you have a huge amount going on here to follow!
“Stillness of the heart”–a phrase that I just might have to steal and use one day. Thanks for following.
Thank you for following me, and God bless you! Please be sure and check out my other site, http://promisebook.wordpress.com when you have time! Again, God bless you! Nice website you have here, by the way!
Thank you so much for following my blog! I am really enjoying yours, as well; it is so rich in breadth and depth that I know I will spend many happy hours reading your past posts and keeping up with your new ones! Best,
The Original Maddie
Hey! Thanks for following my new blog. I’m a beginner at this and am very impressed by the scope of your pages. And I thought mine was too broad! The world is a big place. I look forward to investigating this treasure trove.
Hey Fernando! Thanks for stopping by ritaLOVEStoWRITE. Hope you enjoy what you read there.
Cheers, Rita
Hey Fernando – thanks for reading and following my blog. I love yours – It’s a feast!
Very nice site. Thanks
Thank you for following my blog, http://www.studyingabroadingreece.com – I am flattered! And this world needs more gentle scholars!
Taso
I am so very thankful to you for following my blog. I too have ‘liked’ yours, and am following it with immediate effect.
Thanks for choosing to follow my blog “The Shout ‘Heard Round the World.” I update it pretty regularly, so I hope you enjoy a semi-steady stream of new posts. I enjoyed visiting your blog and look forward to following it as well.”Eclectic” does not quite cover the offerings I see here! You have a wide-ranging intellect and I look forward to reading your posts. Best wishes for continued success as a historian and blogger.
Thank you for stopping by and following my blog!
Thanks for the follow! I’ll be back to check out those recommendation lists. *clicks follow* Good stuff.
At first glance it looks like there is a lot of information on your blog. Once I have more time I will take a deeper look
I thank you for following my humble site. I look forward to getting involved with your posts. Interesting concept.
Very interesting blog ..and here I thought mine was busy
Thanks for the follow, I will be sure to reciprocate
I just wanted to thank you for following my posts.>KB
Thank you for following me! Your blog here looks really interesting and informative, I look forward to reading more.
Thank you for the follow! You seem to have a varied selection of quite interesting things to offer on this blog. I think I’m going to enjoy it! Following!
Thanks for following my blog, I really appreciate it. You have such a great variety of interests, so I made sure to follow you back.
Thank you so much for the follow. You have a really good blog. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for following my blog — glad you like it. Yours looks quite interesting as well. Being from Maryland, I have a keen interest in the Civil War.
Thanks for the follow…I will reciprocate!
Love the title of your blog. Are you a Lenny Kravitz fan by any chance? Thanks for following my blog about boating and fish. I look forward to reading more of yours.
Thank you for the follow.
Thanks for following my blog. I am also a Civil War buff, but have let my interest wane until I got the chance to visit the battlefields at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville last week. Very inspiring and provided a wealth of story ideas. Good luck with your writing career
Thank You for following my blog giftofra.com – I definitely want to take the time to check out yours, so many things to explore!
You sound like a very experienced man ! I am glad to have found you
Cheers !!
My kind a guy. Thanks for your follow.
Thank you so much for following me. Lots of love from United Arab Emirates! Where are based by the way?.. Going thru your blog now
Thanks for following my blog. You have a great blog here and i look forward to seeing more from you.
If that is all achieved, I can only tip my invisible hat to you! Thank you for coming to and following my blog… I’m off to have a look around
Hi! I haven’t got the chance to say thank you for following my blog since I haven’t got the time to check-out my followers. I haven’t got the chance to read your blog either. I will try to read it during the holidays. I think I’m going to like it seeing as though you have over 1000 followers and your categories are very interesting. Once again, thank you very much for following my blog.
Thank you so much for following my blog! Just a quick scan of yours (all I have time for on Christmas Eve) lets me know that I want to come back and read more of yours. So I have followed you and can’t wait to read more in the New Year.
Impressive, sir. I came by to say thank you for the follow and find myself in awe of your creative mind and achievements…many of which are similar to my own aspirations
Cheers and all the best in travel, writing, and intellectual pursuits present and impending!
Just a quick stop on my blogging travels to thank you for following my blog. Hope to see you come back soon, and if you’re ever interesting in reviewing your latest read, let me know
Happy new year’s!
Thanks for visiting and following my blog. I find it very interesting and will be coming back frequently to read.
Stillness of heart,
Thank you for following my blog. I am curious how an educated and well read gentleman such as yourself found his way to a sexual submissive’s blog about her journey through the world of Dominance and submission.
I do enjoy reading the Civil War journal entries. I wasn’t aware that the southerners chose to burn their own cotton. It does seem rather like cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face, but people will have their own way. Her vehement assertion that the residents of Vicksburg would rather see their city burn than in the hands of Yankees confirms this.
Do you comment ever on the things you post or do you simply share them?
Curious night owl
Thanks for the follow.
Right off the bat, your link to the article on Louis C.K’s Symphony of Comedy has caught my eye. I look forward to reading more of your entries.
“Do you comment ever on the things you post or do you simply share them?”
Aside from short introductions in certain posts, I tend to let the content speak for itself and stay out of the readers’ way.
Thank you for choosing to follow Fourth Generation Inclusive.
Delighted to discover your blog, Fernando. I am so grateful for the follow. Look forward to learning from you and your adventures.
Good day sir,
As a new blogger, I’m both ignorant and extremely fascinated by the realm of words. You sir, are a noble to man to follow… by all means. To the art of words and to your canvas, unlike any I’ve heard…I tip my hat!
S E
Thanks for following me. I look forward to exploring your site. I’m new to blogging so this is very exciting.
Thanks for your interest in my blog. I’m a lapsed Civil War buff, but I’m thinking of writing a story about either young boys in the War, or women posing as men in the War. I may contact you in the future for some of your expertise and/or guidance.
Chris
The Civil War got me hooked on history.
Thanks for following MojoFiction! We can only promise that, with each blog post we write, you will regret your decision. We’ve actually been planning on posting a review for last year’s “Blaze of Glory” by Jeff Shaara. You’ve just reminded us to get on that. Thanks!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Your visit led me back to you. I love your focus on reading,writing, and history. Terrific.
Thanks for following my blog! My younger son is 4th generation military…will be very much interested in reading your posts on the military, letters from wars past…and other topics as well.
Hi There
Thanks for following Charley’s blog…he really appreciates it!
Fernando,
Thanks for stopping by and following the Clearly Conveyed Communications blog! I appreciate it and hope you enjoy the content. I’m glad I jumped over to check out your blog, because I love the variety of subjects you post about. Sometimes I think that my blog may be a bit too wide in its subject matter, but clearly it’s not. You handle diversity of subject matter well. I’m looking forward to following your updates!
Jaime
Thanks for following my blog!
By the way, in Chapter 24 of “Vampire Syndrome”, Lilith (president of the vampires) recalls some Civil War-era alt-history
“The Civil War wasn’t just the Normals,” I continue. “The White Blood Men killed several hundred Vampires, with thousands more fleeing in their wake. Finally, in 1863, President Montgomery gave us the okay to liquidate them.
Thanks for checking out Bmore Energy and for the follow. Your blog looks fascinating so I’ll have to take a “tour” of yours.
Wow. You write on a broad range of subject matter, and I look forward to delving into each genre over time. Great body of work here.
Thanks for following my blog!
Hey! Thanks for stopping by and following my little blog! I’ve returned the favour, such a wonderful choice of things to choose from! I love it. Cheers mate!!!
You cover a wide range of topics – I like the diversity of your interests! (Your short and to-the-point ‘about me’ was intriguing, too. Mine is too lengthy, I think
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I too like your ‘about me’ post! Very interesting
nice blog site a whole lot of things going! Thank you for following my blog and all the best!
Thanks for visiting and following my blog “Eyes to Heart.” I look forward to checking your blog out more thoroughly over time. Be well, Dorothy
Hi…my pleasure to have you as a visitor-follower of my blog…pls. continue visiting my post just as I’ll be doing the same for you…Happy blogging!
Thanks for following my blog, http://www.1WriteWay.com. Yours is very interesting and I look forward to exploring it
THANKS for subscribing to my funny-caption photoblog! I hope I can bring you a smile (or at least a groan) every weekday.
–John R.
You’re a traveler indeed and your interest is impressively diverse too! Many thanks for following us.
Thanks for checking my unpaid blog, I don´t have to go to Wikipidia now, I only have to surf through your blog. Very nice idea you have here, it´s sure going to give me material for short stories real fiction.(if I later post them… who knows).
Thank you for following my blog. You have an interesting one here!
Hi, I have nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award, you can check it out on my blog,and I do hope you can accept. Dont4get2smile2day
Interesting bio! Unpretentious intellect – not a word combination found often
Thanks for the blog follow!
Thanks for giving the garden blog a look. Your recommended reading lists are great!
Thanks for stopping by!! You have an intriguing blog and looking forward to read all your posts.!
Thank you for following my blog!
Thank you for following my blog. It is great encouragement to a newcomer to this world.
Hi and thanks for stopping by my blog! I hope your having a great weekend! Hugs Paula. Xxx
Thank you for following my blog, I look forward to reading more of your work.
Hi Fernando–Belated thanks for following my blog. Yours is amazing!